7. CHAPTER 5 - Summary, Conclusion, Recommendations

CHAPTER V SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS This chapter of the study presents a summary of the researcher’s findings. Conclusions that answered the research problems and recommendations were also included in this portion. Summary This study investigated the correlation between self-esteem and bullying behavior. Specifically, the study sought answers to the following questions: 1. How may the respondents be described in terms of: 1.1 Age; 1.2 Gender; 1.3 Self-esteem and 1.4 Bullying behavior? 2. Is there a relationship between the respondents’ self-esteem and bullying behavior? This study focused on looking into the relationship between the respondents’ selfesteem and bullying behavior. There were two main instruments in the data gathering, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, which assessed the respondents’ self-esteem levels and

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Illinois Bully Scale, which measured the respondents’ bully and victim levels. Both were downloaded from the Internet. The data gathered for this study were tallied, statistically treated, analyzed, and interpreted. The statistical tools applied on the data were the Frequency and Percentage Distribution, Cramer’s V Coefficient, and Chi-Square Test.

Summary of the Findings The following were the findings of this study: 1. The Respondents 1.1 Most of the respondents belonged in the age twelve group, with an over-all count of 9 or 53%. 1.2 Majority of the respondents, 9 equivalent to 53%, were females. 1.3 Most of the respondents had normal or healthy levels of self-esteem, with a total number of 12 equivalent to 71%. 1.4 Majority of the respondents were categorized as mild bullies under the bully scale, with a total of 11 or 65%. In the victim scale, most showed to be mild victims, having a count of 7 equivalent to 41%. Under the fight scale, the largest number of respondents were in the not involved category, with a number of 15 or 88%. As of the total IBS scores, majority of the respondents, 10 or 59% were generally not involved in being a victim or bully.

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2. Analysis of the Relationship between the Respondents’ Self-Esteem and Bullying Behavior Since the Chi-Square vale (1.4142) was less than the critical vale of 5.991 at .05 level of significance, the null hypothesis was accepted. There was no significant relationship between the respondents’ self-esteem and bullying behavior. Self-esteem is not affected by bullying.

Conclusions The researcher made the following conclusions based on the findings: 1. Majority of the respondents were age twelve, females, had normal levels of selfesteem, and their total IBS scores revealed they were generally not involved in being a victim or bully. 2. There was no significant relationship between the respondents’ self-esteem and bullying behavior. Thus, the null hypothesis was accepted. Although the two variables were found to have a moderately small positive correlation, their relationship was not significant. As proven in other studies, self-esteem is not necessarily affected by bullying or vice versa. Some individuals with low self-esteem does not always end up as a victim but can be a bully, as well. Furthermore, the small number of respondents may have also influenced this result.

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Recommendations Based on the study’s findings, the following actions are recommended by the researcher: 1. Psychological examinations such as the Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale and Illinois Bully Scale should be given to students to inform teachers, guardians, and parents about the status of their students. This is a helpful tool to monitor the students’ environment and eventually guide in making healthier intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships 2. Future studies should be conducted on the relationship between self-esteem and bullying behavior. To improve studies about this topic, future researchers should use a larger number of respondents.